Scientific Name: Raiamas guttatus (Day, 1870)
English Name: Burmese trout
Local/Bangla Name: Thople Bhola (থোপলে ভোলা)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Description:
It has elogated body. Caudal fin is forked. A pair of short maxillary barbels are present. Mouth is superior. Large eyes are present.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Occurs in shady areas and muddy bottoms in deep hill streams.
Environment:
Freshwater (Benthopelagic; potamodromous)
References:
Giri SS ed, 2017 Monographs on Threatened Freshwater Fishes of South Asia. SAARC Agriculture Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 305 p.
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